Health officials assured that two principal trauma hospitals, Dario Contreras and Ney Arias Lora, are fully equipped with beds, medicines and medical personnel ready for the anticipated influx of patients during Easter Week, the peak domestic travel time.
The director of the Ney Arias Lora Public Hospital, Dr. Felix Hernandez, said that the hospital had around 60 doctors and 200 beds available as well as the necessary equipment and supplies to meet the anticipated demand of this holiday week. He said that the Emergency Room had been reconfigured and expanded to receive up to 60 patients at any given time, and that six ambulances will be in service for all of the hospitals in the area.
The head of public relations at Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, Dario Manon said that they too were ready for Easter Week, and that the personnel at the hospital had been trained and was ready to work in a high pressure, almost war zone-like environment. He said that the emergency room was ready for any type of event that might happen during Easter Week, with around 26% of the 185 beds available and sufficient medical staff.
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